/// <summary>
/// Display LEGO Help to the console
/// </summary>
public static void ShowLegoHelp(LegoNxtService legoService)
{
legoService.LogConsoleError("Please make sure the LEGO NXT brick is turned on, connected\r\n"
+ " via Bluetooth, and configured to the proper port.\r\n"
+ " If you are having difficulty connecting for the first time,\r\n"
+ " please refer to the LEGO NXT readme found in your installation\r\n"
+ " directory at ...\\Samples\\Platforms\\LEGO\\NXT\\readme.htm\r\n");
}
/// <summary>
/// Open a serial port.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="comPort"></param>
/// <param name="baudRate"></param>
/// <returns>A Ccr Port for receiving serial port data</returns>
internal bool Open(int comPort, int baudRate)
{
if (buffer == null)
{
buffer = new byte[serialBufferLength];
}
if (baudRate < 1200)
{
baudRate = 115200;
}
Close();
string portName = "COM" + comPort.ToString(System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
if (serialPort == null)
{
serialPort = new SerialPort(portName, baudRate);
}
else
{
serialPort.PortName = portName;
serialPort.BaudRate = baudRate;
}
serialPort.Encoding = Encoding.Default;
serialPort.Parity = Parity.None;
serialPort.DataBits = 8;
serialPort.StopBits = StopBits.One;
serialPort.WriteTimeout = 2000;
serialPort.ReadTimeout = 2000;
try
{
serialPort.Open();
}
catch
{
_legoService.LogConsoleError("Invalid Serial Port.");
ShowLegoHelp(_legoService);
return(false);
}
return(true);
}